Early percussion instruments : from the Middle Ages to the Baroque / [by] James Blades and Jeremy Montagu.

Author/creator Blades, James
Other author Montagu, Jeremy, author.
Format Book
Publication InfoLondon : Oxford University Press, 1976.
Descriptionx, 77 pages : illustrations, music ; 21 cm.
Subjects
Percussion instruments.

SeriesEarly music series (London, England : 1976) ; 2
Early music series (London, England : 1976) ; 2. ^A86514
Contents Preface -- Part I: History / James Blades. Nakers ; Timpani ; Tabor ; Side drum ; Triangle ; Tambourine (Timbrel) ; Cymbals ; Clappers, castanets, tong cymbals, and rattles ; Turkish crescent (Jingling Johnnie) ; Janissary music ; Friction drum ; Dulcimer ; Xylophone ; Chime bells -- Part II: Description and technique / Jeremy Montagu. Introduction -- The middle ages. Tabor and Tombourin de Béarn ; Timbrel (tambourin) and pellet bells ; Nakers ; Triangle ; Cymbals ; Tong cymbals ; Chime bells -- Folk instruments. Friction drum ; Pounding stave and jingling Johnnie ; Shoe clappers ; Tongs and bones ; Rattles and cog-ratchet ; Castanets -- The renaissance. Side drum ; Timpani ; Xylophone ; Dulcimer -- The Baroque. Timpani ; Turkish music -- Appendix A. How do we know what to play? ; Appendix B. The pipe ; Appendix C. Care and maintenance.
Abstract Musical evidence for the use of early percussion instruments is slight, because their parts were hardly ever written down. Contemporary pictures, on the other hand, provide a wealth of information about their construction and the contexts in which they were used. The authors describe in this book all the known percussion instruments from the Middle Ages to the Baroque; trace their historical development; and give practical guidance on their playing technique.
Bibliography noteBibliography: page 77.
LCCN 76372203
ISBN019323176X :

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